Grieving Man Recreates Photos Of His Late Wife With 3-Year-Old Daughter

Published 3 years ago

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How does one give a fitting tribute to a loved one that has passed away? Rafael Del Col decided that he’d honor his late wife by reshooting their pre-wedding photos with their daughter. Raisa was less than a year old when Tatiane Valques died in a road accident in 2011.

The now three-year-old Raisa wore the same jewelry and high heels that her mother wore in the pictures taken in 2009. The dog in the pictures is also same: Del Col bought Raul for Tatiane when they started dating.

Del Col wrote on his blog dedicated to helping widowers that he was inspired by a similar project by Ben Nunery. Nunery had reshot his wedding pictures with his daughter in memory of his wife who had died from cancer.

“Shortly after I lost my wife, I was seeking help regarding early widowhood and also paternity without the presence of the mother and found almost nothing”

“But beside my responsibilities with my princess, I need to deal with feelings of grief, and the loss of my partner with whom I lived for 10 wonderful years”

“I confess that I cried a lot when I watched it and I couldn’t watch it only once. The music in the clip is a tribute to Raisa. She sings this song very often (it’s second only to “Let it go…” from Frozen on her list)”